Tactical Urbanism + The Lawn on D

June 11, 2015 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Price: Free and open to the public.

Where: Presentation at 1 Design Center Place, Suite 142, Boston, followed by tours of the Lawn on D

Tactical Urbanism + The Lawn on D

Tactical Urbanism has emerged as a creative approach to low-cost, short-term placemaking and neighborhood building. DIY crosswalks, temporary parks, pop-up beer gardens, mobile retail, and food truck plazas are budding examples. Cities and developers are recognizing the value in these efficient, scalable projects, and they are leveraging creative capital to test ideas for public space before investing in costly, long-term projects.

In Boston, the Lawn on D has become an exciting local example of a tactical urbanism approach to development. The Lawn on D opened last summer as a temporary, flexible park built to test programming ideas for the future expansion of the Boston Convention and Expo Center.

On Thursday, June 11, at 6:00 pm, join the landscape architect, urban designer, and event programmer responsible for the Lawn on D in a discussion of how the temporary park became an overnight success. The panel discussion will be held at David Buckley Borden's pop-up installation at the Innovation and Design Building (1 Design Center Place, Suite 142, Boston) and will be followed by tours of the Lawn on D and happy hour.